What could this be? MORE Valentine's Day goodness?!
Why, yes it is!


Welcome to 2012's Valentine's Day gift giving week! We're bringing back the awesome presents from last year, as well as working to add a few new ones. What's already on the gift page is great, but definitely be on the lookout for new gifts trickling in over the next week!

Things that you'll want to know about gift giving:
For every gift you give, you earn 10 game points.
For every gift you receive, you earn 3 game points.
You can give up to 3 gifts per day from each account.
You can open 1 gift per day until Valentine's Day, then you can open as many as you want.
You can access the Gift Page in the Valentine's Day Menu at any time.
Remember gift trading or deals don't belong in main chat -- take transactions to sales chat, the sales forum, or the shout box.

Trust me, you'll want to be racking up as many game points as you can, so definitely don't miss out gift giving! Since we didn't see enough points being racked up in explore, we made it twice as easy to find game points and about half as easy to find money :)

Gift Giving will likely expire at some point on Sunday, February 19th.

The Riddler

... has put a new riddle up for you to ponder over! Can you beat him?

I hope you're all having fun exploring Cupid's Corridor. I know Cupid hid some really awesome stuff in there ;)

For those of you who enjoy drawing and writing, Alacrity will also be hosting two creative contests! There aren't many rules, but the ones we have are important, so be sure to read them! Rules will be located in the first post of each thread.


Drawing Contest -- We challenge you to draw a Valentine's Day themed picture about Alacrity. This could be a dog in your kennel, a friend's dog, or it coule be featured in some part of Alacrity. Let your imagination run wild!

Poetry Contest -- We want to see all of you aspiring poets out there show us your stuff. This should, again, be Valentine's Day themed and relate back to Alacrity somehow.

Prizes for both contests will be as follows:
First Place: 10 Bones and any two Valentine's Day theme prizes.
Second Place: 5 Bones and any one Valentine's Day theme prize.
Third Place: 3 Bones and any one Valentine's Day theme prize.

Not sure what the Valentine's Day theme prizes are? No worries! We have some exciting stuff coming up this year. More will be revealed about this veeeery soon :>


In addition to awesome Valentine's Day event announcements, I'd like you all to welcome some new and transitioning staff members!

We have two new mods who were recently promoted :D
Lady Kiba, #48
Grumpasaurus Rex, #101

Since we stole a couple helpers for the Mod team, we're also pleased to welcome two Newbie Helpers!
Silas, #5944
Saluna, #11833

We still have a couple cupid tricks up our sleaves this year, so don't forget to check back in and see what tomorrow brings!

Oh, yeah, and if you haven't read the below news post, I highly recommend that you do! Your votes and your opinions are very important to us!